Memorial Day Observances Honor War Dead Nationwide
Across the nation crowds honored veterans from Civil War to World War I. In Washington D C President Coolidge led ceremonies at Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, while France and Ohio held somber services and tributes amid rain and sun.
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College of Music
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United States Grand Camp
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Seasongood
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
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Board of Education
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Tenth United States Infantry
City Honors Fallen Heroes In Memorial Day Observance
Memorial Day services in Cincinnati paid tribute to Civil War and World War veterans. Albert Alcorn and Rev Blodgett led events with rain dampening the parade and wreaths cast for soldiers lost at sea. Judge Hurley lauded firemen's heroism as hundreds joined ceremonies at Spring Grove and cemeteries.
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147Th Regiment
Simon Ross
United States Grant Camp
Sons of Veterans
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Peabody
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U. S. Grant Post
O.”.Sherrill
Murray Seasongood
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Hartwell
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Allen D. Maddox
George M. Dean
Edward Otte
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A. M. Warner
Fred Pfiester
Edward Baker
William A. Robinson
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John Sullivan
Louis Butler
Charles Eck
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Spring Grove Cemetery
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Women Scatter Flowers Over S-51 Ocean Grave
Four women braved wind and rain to scatter flowers over the ocean grave of the submarine S-51 fourteen miles off Block Island. The ceremony followed the 1939 collision that sank the sub with thirty three lives lost. aboard the tug Triton were Mrs Alfred A. Smith, Mrs Mary Martin, Mrs Mary Berlenbach, and Mrs James, wives of Disaster victims.
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Mary Berlenbach
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Walnut Hills Pays Homage To Heroes at Cemeteries
Walnut Hills honors veterans from three wars at local cemeteries. Officials name fallen service members and place wreaths as residents gather for the observance.
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Memorial Day ceremony honors everyday heroes at Spring Grove
Peace Heroes Memorial Society observed its fourth annual flower-strewing at Spring Grove Cemetery commemorating policemen firemen railroad and factory workers and mothers who died in childbirth. Alfred Bettman gave the principal address urging humble effort and courage in all walks of life. Scouts opened and sang as clergy offered prayers.
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Spring Grove Cemetery
Alfred Bettman
Bettman
Sidney Unger
Mildred Shaklette
W. C. Herrick
Christ” Episcopal Church
W. P. Castoe
Wayne Avenue M. E
Lincoln Chess Memory Told by Hartwell Veteran
Hartwell attorney E. P. Bradstreet recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln in 1858 during debates with Douglas. He recalls playing chess in Hannibal Missouri when Lincoln conceded victory as a steamboat whistle blew. Bradstreet notes Lincoln statue in Lytle Park and his long career in Cincinnati aiding animals. He ends by mentioning his missing Airedale dog Tim.
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Hartwell
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Lincoln
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Mississippi
West
Douglas
Bradstreet
Illinois
St. H. Me
Lytle Park
Nestor
Cincinnati
Western Reserve University
Tim
Lincoln Statue Unveiled in Grant Park Chicago
Memorial Day ceremony marks the dedication of Saint Gauden's Lincoln statue in Grant Park. John Crerar's 1889 bequest funded the work. Saint Gaudens completed the first model in 1904 but a fire ruined the studio. The second statue was finished in 1907 and finally opened to the public after thirty eight years.
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St. Gauden
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Grant Park
Michigan Arena
John Crerar
St. Gaudens
Mountain Valley Water Promises Stomach Relief
Advertises Mountain Valley Water from Springs Arkansas as a natural remedy for indigestion gas and sour stomach. Claims to correct stomach disorders aid elimination and remove acids and waste via kidneys with dozens of local users reporting benefits. Offers home delivery from 806 W Seventh St and invites readers to call for information or literature.
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